Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: He said to me, “I will help you.”
AHe said to me that he would help me.
BHe told me that he would help me.
CHe said me that he will help me.
DHe told me that he will help me.
Explanation
When the reporting verb ‘said’ is followed directly by the person being addressed, as in ‘said to me,’ it must change to ‘told’ in indirect speech, since ‘say’ is never followed directly by a personal object without the word ‘to.’ The modal ‘will’ also backshifts to ‘would,’ and ‘you’ changes to ‘me’ because the speaker was addressing the person now reporting the sentence. Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.
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